If the season ended today, the Los Angeles Angels would miss the playoffs for the ninth straight season. That includes all six seasons since signing All-Star Shohei Ohtani.
The two-way superstar will become a free agent at the end of this season, and while he shed little light on what he thought of his long-term future, Ohtani said ahead of the All-Star Game in Seattle that his desire to play on a winning club "gets stronger" with each passing year.
Ohtani, 29, was asked Monday whether reaching the playoffs has become a higher priority as he sorts out his future.